Sweet! - Bread and Butter Pickles

Pickling began 4000 years ago using cucumbers and I'm sure it was a laborious process back then. But, fast forward to 2013 and eating pickles is as easy as walking into ALDI and slapping down $1.29. So today, my dear readers, warm up your flux capacitors because I take you Back To The Future with Great Gherkins Mildly Sweet Bread and Butter Chips!

They're GREAT! It says so.

I've rediscovered pickled foods and I'm pretty happy about it. There's seems to be an upswing in local restaurants pickling stuff. If you're a loyal reader or more likely, a friend or relative I've strong armed into reading this blog, you probably know we live in Atlanta. Downtown, in the city limits, Atlanta. And downtown has had an explosion of great restaurants lately, all trying to be hip and jump on the latest thing which I think is pickling, among other things. I mean, for God's sake, there's five cupcake shops within two miles of my house. Soooooo, two years ago. But there's great stuff too, which Anthony Bourdain proved in a recent episode of The Layover. Anyway, local restaurants have taken up pickling everything in sight and it's been pretty delicious. I'm not sure what they do to that okra at West Egg, but it is delicious! And if you haven't been to West Egg, you should go.

Okay now that I'm done shamelessly promoting eating in Atlanta, on with the review.




These pickles are pretty great. They are as advertised, mildly sweet, with a little tart tang to them and still pretty crunchy, which is nice. I liked the fact that they weren't overly sweet and left a little bit of the tart pickle taste. I liked 'em. Wow, after that big lead in, I kind of expected more from the review, didn't you?

In case you don't know what a pickle looks like.

I give these Great Gherkins Mildly Sweet Bread and Butter Chips an L+ mostly because I think an L is too low and an A is too much for a pickle. I don't eat a ton of pickles at home, but when I do I'll get more of these at only $1.29.